Downside of a Low Interest Rate Policy With No Timetable for Exit | Interview with Pimm Fox on Taking Stock

In forcing a hunt for yield, the Federal Reserve's broad market interventions are distorting asset prices, argues Sam Chandan. The time is ripe for monetary policy officials to articulate a clear exit strategy, even if the exit timetable is further in the future. Pimm Fox hosts Sam Chandan and Oppenheimer Funds Chief Economist Jerry Webb.

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New York City Developers Find Construction Loans Easier to Get | by Julie Satow

The New York Times reports: Construction in New York slowed to a trickle in the recession, but there are finally signs that the construction loan market is coming back to life ... In the third quarter of 2012, the most recent number available, the default rate on construction loans was 9.5 percent, the lowest it has been since the end of 2008, according to Chandan Economics.